Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1918

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	262
2	Dorothy	222
3	Ruth	199
4	Helen	161
5	Margaret	147
6	Elizabeth	120
7	Eleanor	101
7	Frances	101
7	Virginia	101
10	Marie	100
10	Phyllis	100
12	Florence	97
13	Alice	96
14	Doris	94
14	Mildred	94
16	Barbara	92
17	Marion	89
18	Evelyn	86
19	Rita	84
20	Pauline	81
21	Marjorie	78
22	Louise	73
23	Irene	72
24	Lillian	61
25	Beatrice	58

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Hazel	56
27	Edith	55
28	Gertrude	54
29	Arlene	53
30	Gladys	52
31	Marguerite	51
32	Anna	49
32	Bertha	49
34	Geraldine	48
34	Muriel	48
36	Thelma	47
37	Esther	46
38	Madeline	42
39	Ethel	41
39	Eva	41
41	Charlotte	38
41	Jeannette	38
43	Lucille	37
43	Rose	37
45	Edna	36
45	Grace	36
45	Josephine	36
48	Annie	35
48	Laura	35
50	Bernice	34
51	Cecile	33
51	Ida	33
51	Kathleen	33
54	Priscilla	32
54	Yvette	32
56	Agnes	31
56	Christine	31
56	Leona	31
56	Shirley	31
60	Viola	30
61	Anita	29
61	Blanche	29
61	Katherine	29
64	Martha	27
65	Annette	26
65	Avis	26
65	Catherine	26
68	Clara	25
68	Jane	25
68	Lois	25
68	Myrtle	25
68	Olive	25
68	Yvonne	25
74	Ella	24
74	Elsie	24
74	Geneva	24
74	June	24
74	Mabel	24
74	Maxine	24
74	Pearl	24
74	Ruby	24
82	Anne	23
83	Beulah	22
83	Janet	22
83	Roberta	22
86	Alma	21
86	Ann	21
86	Theresa	21
86	Vivian	21
90	Carolyn	20
90	Ellen	20
90	Jeanne	20
90	Nellie	20
90	Vera	20
95	Bessie	19
95	Emma	19
95	Lena	19
95	Violet	19
99	Audrey	18
99	Cora	18
99	Jeanette	18
99	Lucy	18
99	Winifred	18